Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Sep 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Latrigg Keswick NY290251 VC70 Cumberland Tom O'Boyle
5 Sep 2015 Small Skipper 2 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia 3863.jpeg
5 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 6 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 3870.jpeg
5 Sep 2015 Peacock 7 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia 3865.jpeg
5 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 3 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia 3862.jpeg
5 Sep 2015 Large White 3 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia
5 Sep 2015 Comma 4 Adult Low Gelt Sand Quarry Brampton NY528580 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2015 Wall Brown 38 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams not as rare inland as some suggest?
5 Sep 2015 Small Copper 2 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
5 Sep 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367525 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
5 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick On Buddleia, weather cool but sunny
5 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey The only butterfly seen in over an hour on the reserve. Still, (...)
5 Sep 2015 Small White 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 14 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Peacock 12 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Green-veined White 2 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Comma 3 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433836 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC sun, nearly all seen on one large white buddleia.
5 Sep 2015 Wall Brown 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979213 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
5 Sep 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979213 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason 3861.jpeg
5 Sep 2015 Common Blue 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979213 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
15 Sep 2015 Small White 1 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Sep 2015 Small Copper 1 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD223620 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
15 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost
15 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433874 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen over 4 hours at work party
15 Sep 2015 Silver-washed Fritillary 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433874 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick well past it, bleached upper wings, half of port wing shot away (...)
15 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD433874 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick male in good condition
25 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Winderwath Temple Sowerby NY599290 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia
25 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 8 Adult Winderwath Temple Sowerby NY599290 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia
25 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Garden Acorn Bank Temple Sowerby NY617282 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on sedum, and Fox and Cubs
25 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Acorn Bank Temple Sowerby NY617282 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
25 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost on Budeleia
25 Sep 2015 Peacock 2 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost

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  • Chairman:
    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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